CVE-2019-10940
highpriority · track · 40EPSS 0.012 · 68 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
A vulnerability has been identified in SINEMA Server (All versions < V14.0 SP2 Update 1). Incorrect session validation could allow an attacker with a valid session, with low privileges, to perform firmware updates and other administrative operations on connected devices. The security vulnerability could be exploited by an attacker with network access to the affected system. An attacker must have access to a low privileged account in order to exploit the vulnerability. An attacker could use the vulnerability to compromise confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system and underlying components. At the time of advisory publication no public exploitation of this security vulnerability was known.
remediations
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A vendor fix is available.
- FixedSINEMA Servercisa_csaf_ot
Update to V14.0 SP2 Update 1
- MitigationSINEMA Servercisa_csaf_ot
Restrict low-privileged accounts access to trusted persons.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 9–9.9
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affected products (6)
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advisories (1)
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- ICSA-20-014-02Siemens SINEMA Server2020-01-14icsa · cisa_csaf_otUS
As a general security measure, Siemens strongly recommends to protect network access to devices with appropriate mechanisms. In order to operate the devices in a protected IT environment, Siemens recommends to configure the environment according to Siemens' operational guidelines for Industrial Security (Download: https://www.siemens.com/cert/operational-guidelines-industrial-security), and to follow the recommendations in the product manuals.
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sources
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references (9)
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- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-880233.pdfcnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-10940cnnvd
- https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/document/109773579/release-of-update-1-for-sinema-server-v14-0-sp2?dti=0&lc=en-WWPatchcnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2020.0157/cnnvd
- https://www.us-cert.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-20-014-02cnnvd
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-880233.pdfenisa_euvd
- https://www.us-cert.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-20-014-02enisa_euvd
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-880233.pdfVendor Advisorynvd
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